Indigo

#3e1194

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for indigo, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Indigo falls in the purple range, deep and strong. Deep purples like this carry luxury and craft. Pair it with warm yellows for contrast, or with charcoal for a moody scheme.

Indigo color values

Every conversion for #3e1194, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#3e1194

RGB62, 17, 148

HSL261, 79%, 32%

HSV261, 89%, 58%

CMYK58%, 89%, 0%, 42%

Lab22.17, 50.24, -61.83

XYZ7.53, 3.56, 28.31

Decimal4067732

Web safe#330099

Pantone2735 C

Shades of indigo

#391088 #340e7c #2f0d70 #2a0b64 #250a58 #20094c #1b0740 #160634 #110528 #0b031b

Tints of indigo

#4a14b1 #5718cf #6522e6 #793fe9 #8e5cec #a27af0 #b797f3 #cbb4f6 #dfd2fa #f4effd

Colors that go with indigo

Complementary#679411 Analogous#112694 Analogous#7f1194 Triadic#943e11 Triadic#11943e Split complementary#947f11 Split complementary#269411

Indigo in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 58, 89, 0, 42.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #3e1194 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

58 89 0 42

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

57 86 4 48

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Indigo in css

Copy #3e1194 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #3e1194; }
.text { color: #3e1194; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e1194; }

How indigo looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Indigo and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #3e1194 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #3e1194 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Indigo on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #3e1194 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around indigo? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn indigo into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #3e1194 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from indigo, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

The figures for #3e1194 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.